“Sterling Quality ” 
Hardy Perennials and Biennials 
This class of flowers is coming into increased favor each year. The seed may be 
sown in the spring, or later in July or August. If sown at the latter time, it is well to 
sow in a shaded, moist place, or to keep the ground shaded and well watered until the 
seed appears. 
WE PAY THE POSTAGE on Flower Seeds 
Per Pkt. 
Achillea. (Sneezewort Yarrow). 
The Pearl. One of the best perennials for 
cutting'. Plants, 2 feet tall, bear numerous 
clusters of double, satin white flowers. 15c 
Aconitum (Monk’s Hood). Hardy peren¬ 
nial, with helmet-shaped flowers; growing 
in any good garden soil. Thrives best when 
planted among shrubbery or in shady sit¬ 
uations. 4 feet. 
NappeUis. Large blue 
Per Pkt. 
Alyssum. 
Saxatile Compactum. (Basket of Gold). 
Hardy perennial for early spring bedding, 
producing a mass of bright yellow flowers. 
A good rock plant. Height 9 inches. 15c 
Saxatile Citrinum. Flowers palest lemon; is 
much more lovely in its delicate coloring 
than compactum and is seldom seen. Height 
15c 12 inches . 15c 
Aquilegia or Columbine 
Agrostemma (Mullien Pink). A hardy 
perennial, 18 inches high, with downy foliage 
of silver gray that contrasts with the vivid 
blood red flowers . 10c 
Anchusa. The Anchusas provide some of 
the best flowers of our gardens. They are a 
rich gentian blue, produced in long, loose 
sprays during June and July. Height 3 to 4 
feet. 
Italica, Lissadell. An improved form of the 
Dropmore variety . 10c 
Anemone (Windflower). 
St. Bridig. Large semi-double and double 
cup shaped blooms of a wide range of colors, 
produced early in spring. Plants 12 inches 
high. Mixed .. 15c 
Ampelopsis Veitchii (Boston Ivy). The 
best hardy vine for covering brick or stone 
buildings. Foliage turns to scarlet in the 
autumn . 10c 
Aquilegia (Columbine). Aquilegia is one 
of our late spring and early Summer flower¬ 
ing perennials. It will thrive in a semi- 
shaded position and it is best to raise new 
plants from seed. 
Hybrids (Coerulea). Blue. 10c 
Chrysantha. Pale yellow long-spurred 
flowers . 10c 
Single, Mixed Colors. 10c 
Long Spurred, Double, Mixed Colors. 10c 
Arabis. One of the earliest spring flowers. 
The spreading silver green tufts are covered 
with a sheet of pure white flowers as soon as 
the snow disappears. Valuable for edging 
and rockeries. Height 6 inches. 10c 
Alpina Flore-pleno. A distinct double flow¬ 
ering form. In some gardens mats, nearly 
a yard long, hang from cliff-like rocks. 10c 
Arnica Montana, A beautiful Alpine plant 
resembling a small golden sunflower, two 
inches in diameter, on stems six to nine 
inches high. Grow it in the rock garden .. 10c 
Aster Perennial (Michaelmas Daisy). 
Plants, 3 feet tall, sturdy, branch near the 
top, producing quantities of daisy-like flow¬ 
ers, in a variety of soft and vivid colors. 
Fall blooming. 
Mixed . 10c 
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Allen, Sterling and Lothrop, Portland. Maine 
